The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-07
THO CONDITION OF CROPS.
DROUrH HAS BEEN UNCOAx0N.
LIZ SEVERE.
In Illinois the Dry Spell Especially
Disastrous-All Crops Very
Much Damaged.

CHICAGO, ILL, August e.-The
Times, this morning, gives reports
from various points in the Western
States, showing the condition OF crops.
The drouth has been uncommonly
severe In most Of the territory covered
by these advice, and some OF the in
formation obtained ia. not favorable
While some States have escaped with
little loes, others have suffered very &C.
riously. Ia Illinois The dry spell hes
bee, especially disastrous. The yield
Of hay has been light; the crop CT oats
is considerably below the average,
while ths .proEpscts Tor corn are de.
cidedly Encouraging. From present
adyiees il ia reasonable 10 state thst
about hall the usual yield will be OBJ
tanned. Many counties report pros
pecs for considerably less than halt
crop, while only q very few, especially
favored localities, report an average.
About 80 per cent. Of the usual yield
would seem 10 be indicated by the ad.
vices from the State. In the great
corn center In the middle
of the State many Of the
farmers are cutting up ths stalks for
fodder, believing that rsins, II they
come at oil, will come too late to do
any good. The facts a. to the situs-
tioa In this portion OF the State are
said TO have been suppressed In for.
mer reporte. In Indiana, also, the
drouth has done much damage.
Rain has not fallen In many places Tor
more than four weeks, aud the Icc.ni
shower have been OF little benefit In
some localities the corn crop 70 total
failure, aad In no portion OF ,he State
Is the ordinary yield expected. From
one.third to one-iourth Of the crop Ia
the tenor OF reports from this State.
Hay 10 but poor crop, and oats are
short OF the usual production. In
Wisconsin, the drouth seems TO have
bstn less estiuctive. SINE localities
report falling of In corn, but the
crop In most sections Of the State
eeems likely TO be an average, while
the oat crop is f,ir. The same SCENE
TO be true OF Michigan and OHIO
West Of the Mississippi the advices
are much more encouraging. Plenti-
iul rains have iall,n recently In
Iowa, Ktusas and Nebraska,
which have been OF untold
benefit TO the corn. The secretary Of the
Iowa Agricultural Society reports q
probable corn yield Of go 010, 600 bush
els, which Is some S0.0O0,0O0 bushelI
, in excess OF the ehot op u last year
Adyices from The vNious portions o
, the State bear cut ms view. In only
a very few localities is the corn poor
Some OF the counties, IL deed, repot
prospects OF bigger crop than usual
and in almoet every locality the slanC
Is excellent. The prospects In Kanbsl
ard Missouri are for lair aversR,
crop. Reports from 200 points on n,
Kama, City aud Forl Scott read ind
cate an average Of about 50 bushels 4
the acre In Kansas the drouth his
Z been severe, but Tecsnt rains have I'm
3 proved the situation, and an sverag
crop Ia looked for. The southern hal
q Of Nebraska has been badly ecorchet
q AID the corn there Is poor. But tn
!. prospects In other parts OF the Stat
: aud along the North Pate are muc
D better, and at least half an aversg
crop 10 promised for that State.